Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-06-24
MERE MENTION.
ay-ljght is now shortening.

Daylight is now shortening.
EVERYTHING the markets can afford at
Rangers.
DR.. Redpath is happy: his wife has
arrived home.
Mrs. Bell, of South Bay, is slowly
recovering from severe illness.
Workmen are putting mp the frame
for the roof of the hospital building.
Last Friday, a son Was born to the
wife of Mr.. Canaday, of Maple Park.
The mercury has been fooling
around among the Cos the past few
days.
Last Sunday, a daughter was born to
the wife of Mr.. David Chambers, of
Tenalquot Prairie.
Mr.. Louis Bettman is placing a new
ten-foot sidewalk in front of his prop
erty at the foot of Main street.
The piles are about all driven for the
Main street wharf, and the work is
rapidly approaching completion.
Sam Woodruff was up Wednesday
to expedite" rs Uncle Sam would
say, progress on his brick building.
A son of Mr.. McBratney, aged five
years, fell from y woOdshed, u few days
ago, and broke his arm. The member
was set by DR.. Riley.
On the Goth instant son was born
to the wife of Mr.. B: w. Baker, and
on the 23d son to the wife of w. G..
White, all of this city.
A nomadic colony of honey bees
settled in shade tree in front OF DR..
Ostrander's Office, last Wednesday, and
were successfully hived.
Mr.. Bryan has declined the prin-
cipalship Of the Olympia Public
Schools, 80 the place is open to some
other ambitious pedagogue.
The Congregational society charter
ed the steamer Willie yesterday, and
went on an excursion to Oyster Bay.
A very pleasant time is reported.
The book sale, by auction, which has
taken place nightly at ShOecraft's auc-
ton room, has distributed many of the
standard works Of the great authors.
Mr.. J. L. Bliss, Warden at the U. s.
Penitentiary, on McNeil's Island, was
on q visit to the Capital this week.
He reports % prisoners at the Island.
Col. Sidney Dell will deliver the
Grafton in this city on the 4th of July,
and Prof. Henderson will recite
brakes address to the American flag.
The mammoth brick kiln is under
going the ordeal of fervent heat, this
week, and but few days will elapse
before the contents will be ready for
use.
10 Cheim's show window presents a
fine array of Summer goods, with
quotations of prices that cannot fail
to secure q large proportion of the
local trade.
The ladies of Tumwater will hold an
ice cream and strawberry festival in
the church of that place Saturday
evening. Everybody is cordially in
vited to be present.
Services will be held at the usual
hour, next Sunday morning, at the
Presbyterian church. In the absence
of the Pastor, a sermon will be read
by Elder r. H. Milroy.
Messrs. Thompson & Henderson
have Just received large Macneale
4 Urban safe, designed especially for
the safety of their valuable abstract Of
records Of Thurston county.
Yesterday son of Dan1 Hubbard,
Of Tenalquot Prairie, aged IA years, re-
ceived . serious injury to the foot and
ankle joint from rolling skid, in .
logging camp At South Bay.
Miss Cowles and Mrs. Reynolds, sis
tiers Of Mr.. A. B. Cowles, of this city,
arrived several days ago from their
Eastern home and will spend some
time visiting their relatives here.
One of the finest specimens of wal
nut granting, ever done in Olympia,
can be seen at the front entrance of
the Carlton House. The job is the
handiwork Of Messrs. Wheeler and
Westerman.
The many friends of Charley Moore
will regret to learn that he contemp-
lates . departure, sometime next
month, for Montana, where he intends
to make his future home. He will
probably bring up in Helena.
Time will not suffice to give q re-
port this week, of the graduating exer-
cises which have been in progress at
the Collegiate Institute to-day. The
examining committee represent the
20 called three learned professions"
Messrs. Allen 4 Hardness, finding
it exceedingly difficult to purchase
logs for their mill, to supply the local
demand for lumber, have started q
logging camp at Oyster Bay, and will
soon be independent of timber auto
Gratis. ss
Tuesday, according to calculation,
was the shortest day, but all are long
enough just now to suit the most ex-
acting demand for daylight. The
hours Of absolute darkness are now
reduced to considerably less than six
in this latitude.
Mr.. B. G. Wilcox, engineer on Ben
Turner's railroad, received cut, last
week, from q stick Of wood falling from
the tender, which divided the temporal
artery, . large blood-vessel Of the head
He was quite weak from loss of blood
when surgical aid was summoned.
MI. Harris has rented the new
brick building of Mayor Chambers
now in process Of construction, and
announces = clearance sale prepara
tory to removal soon ~ the magnif'
cent edifice is ready for occupancy
Read his advertisement in this issue.
A man lately from the East and
working in q logging camp in Hood'i
Canal, last Monday, severed . portion
of two toes and divided the front part
Of his left foot by the stroke Of an Ak
He is now at the Sisters Hospital, un
der the skillful treatment Of DR.. Riley
Mr.. Proctor, the architect, having in
charge the erection of Chambers
building, pays high compliment Il
foundation work done by Messrs. Pat